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Originally Posted by dhbailey
I haven't held a Kindle, and unfortunately since they're not sold in stores, I can't try that out before I buy it, but the device looks like it would be unwieldy to read from single-handed. My PRS500 (and the PRS505 which I have held at Border's) fits my hand perfectly so I can read one handed. The Kindle appears as if it would be more like the newer, elongated paperbacks, which I don't like the balance of in my hand.
And I realize that no two people's hand-size nor finger-strength are identical, so it's the sort of judgement call that can only be made by actually holding them both in my hand and comparing them
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It's not the same as holding in your own hand, but here are some quick photos I just took.
I'm right-handed so most of the time, I hold the Kindle in my left hand so I can do other things (like munch bon-bons or sip my diet coke) with my right hand. Here's how I usually hold the Kindle when reading:
and you can see how easy it is to just lift my thumb onto the Next Page (or even the Previous Page) button.
The big problem that I have is that I have had to change the way I hold a book when reading in bed. With paper books, I lay on my left side and hold the book from the top like this:
I then reach over with my right hand to turn the page. But, I'm not comfortable holding the Kindle from the top like that, instead, I prop it against a pillow so I can continue to hold it pretty much the same in bed as when sitting up.